Aufladen
Example: Ich muss mein Handy heute Abend aufladen.
Definition
"Aufladen" means to charge or load something, especially an electronic device like a phone or battery, by supplying it with electrical energy. For example, in the sentence "Ich muss mein Handy heute Abend aufladen," it refers to charging the phone this evening.
Etymology
The German verb "aufladen" is a compound of "auf" meaning 'up' or 'on' and "laden" meaning 'to load.' Originally, it referred to physically loading something onto a vehicle or container. Over time, it expanded metaphorically to mean charging electronic devices. Did you know? The concept of 'loading up' evolved naturally with technology.
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"Aufladen" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (A2) - set 3", containing 116 commonly used words.
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